York Place in St Martins – soon to be demolished and replaced

The original application (

RNLI Lifeguard in action – pic: RNLI / Nathan Walters

It’s now twenty five years since RNLI Lifeguards started patrolling our beaches. And to celebrate, this year’s

Mayor Emily Trow with guests at her recent Gala Dinner in aid of Prospect Hospice

Nearly £10,000 was raised for Prospect Hospice at Mayor Emily Trow’s Gala Dinner on 20 March. The eventual total has still yet to be finalised so may well break the ‘five figure barrier’.

Lots of generous raffle and auction prizes helped swell the amount raised, creating opport...

Parking in Lower Prospect

For the residents of Lower Prospect, a small cul-de-sac of fifteen houses just off Blowhorn Street in the St Martins area of Marlborough, being able to park anywhere near to where they live is a lottery. But if successful, once a space has been secured, being able to get the car out again – that can be an even worse, much worse (see above). A...

pic: Eric Gilbert

The very mild weather continued into the first week of March with both maxima and minima well above average. In fact, the peak of 16.8C on the 5th, in very welcome sunshine, was a significant 6C above my long-term average and made it the warmest day since 6th October.

The second week brought light winds and dry conditions with temperatures ...